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The 2008 CD Recording "Bridging the Gap 2...",
like the first album, is a compilation of cutting edge Hip-Hop, Power Ballads, and Instrumental tracks, and was made approximately
a year after the completion of the first album, "Bridging the Gap 1."
The "...Gap 2" recording was the culminating
event of a 15-month long program, and was digitally created, performed and recorded by young New York City High School Students
with the encouragement, guidance and limited participation of a large number of talented professionals, including singers,
musicians, recording engineers, certified music teachers, teaching artists and some very, very talented teenagers and young
adults from 79M, The Doctor Horan School in East Harlem , NY and 752Q the Queens School for Career Development, in South
Jamaica, NY.
While the two albums are complementary and not meant to be compared , the size, scope, talent and
technical virtuousity of the music product created for the second album clearly reveals the progressive arc that both students
and teachers took on their year-long teaching and learning journey.
The $150,000 project was first conceived by
InCollaboration's Executive Director Andrew Salgado and realized in large part by the dedicated efforts and extraordinary
talents of Artistic Director Hank Wagner.
Funding for this major undertaking was made possible, in large part,
by the New York State Music Fund established by the New York State Attorney General, at Rockfeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Our sincere thanks to all who participated to make this extraordinary accomplishment a reality. We hope you will
enjoy the music as much as those who created it enjoyed making it happen. Thank you for listening. Title: "Stand Strong" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: The Music Fund "All
Stars" ** See Note Below
Title: "The Music is Hot" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Class 223 Collaboration
Title: "Nenas" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Luis, Lonevi, Ricardo
& Erica (P79M)
Title: "S.U.V. So in Luv" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Veneta with Lyrics from Class 310 (P79M)
Title: "Unleashed" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Da Infamous Luis (P79M)
Title: "Switch Gears" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: "Bash" &
"Rell" (QSCD)
Title: "Don't Play" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Da Infamous Luis (P79M)
Title: "Love Song" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Jamel "Fresh" (QSCD)
Title:"The Messenger" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: "Dimples" & "Sassy"
(P79M)
Title: "C.A.C. Livin' It Up" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: C.A.C. (Carmello "Dimples",
Ashley "Sassy" and Carlos "Jon") (P79M)
Title:"Valentine's Day" | Album:"Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Class 232 Collaboration
(P79M)
Title: "Post It Revisited" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artists: "Dimples" and "Sassy" (P79M)
Title: "No Girls" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Juan (P79M)
Title: "Psycho" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Edward (P79M)
Title: "Isha's Beat" | Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Isha (P79M)
Title: "Yellow
Brick Road| Album: "Bridging the Gap 2" 2008 | Artist: Da Infamous
Luis (P79M)
**The Music Fund "All Stars",
heard on the exciting anthem "Stand Strong" include lead female vocals by the amazing Maya Azucena, lead male
vocals by the exciting Mustafa Effortless, cello movements by the extraordinary Trevor Exter, with additional vocals
by teen superstar rapper, P-Star; featuring vocals by Carmello "Dimples" of P79, Percussion provided by P79
Music Teacher Tom Rosa with dynamic music tracks mixed so expertly by our very own, very gifted, Edgey Music Maestro,
Mr. Hank Wagner. Kudos to all concerned for a radio-play quality track. We hope to put a video with this track very soon for
wide distribution and play on and through YouTUBE
Learn more about the New York State Music Fund and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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